Gary Kofinas
Biographic Data
| ID | 187557 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gary Kofinas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gary |
| FAMILY NAME | Kofinas |
| SIGNATURE | KOFINAS G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 149 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A review of reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus tarandus ) disturbance research in Northern Europe: Towards a social-ecological framework
Disturbance of wild reindeer from human activity is a key challenge for wildlife management. We reviewed recent literature on reindeer disturbance in Northern Europe and discuss a major lacuna in this field of research, namely knowledge about the complexity of human behaviour, which is the major agent of disturbance. Past studies have rarely included detailed data on human activities, but instead treated fixed infrastructure as valid proxies for …
Exploring stakeholder communication within a caribou hunting system of Arctic Alaska
The Central Arctic Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) Herd (CACH) of Arctic Alaska rapidly declined (approximately 70%) between 2010–2016, which has generated hunter concerns and more conservative hunting regulations. Stakeholders expressed interest in exploring opportunities for a more effective exchange of information to facilitate management. We conducted a survey to identify hunters’ insights into CACH dynamics and to estimate the extent and effecti…
Are Mixed Economies Persistent or Transitional? Evidence Using Social Networks from Arctic Alaska
Two opposing narratives describe future prospects for mixed economic livelihoods in Alaska and the broader Arctic. On the one hand, Arctic anthropologists have written about the emergence of persistent mixed economies in Native communities. A second narrative echoes modernization assumptions and assumes that "subsistence is dying," mixed economies are transitional, and Native communities are headed inevitably toward full market dependence. We pro…
Facing a Future of Change: Wild Migratory Caribou and Reindeer
Linking Hunter Knowledge with Forest Change to Understand Changing Deer Harvest Opportunities in Intensively Logged Landscapes
Brinkman, T. J., T. Chapin, G. Kofinas, and D. K. Person. 2009. Linking hunter knowledge with forest change to understand changing deer harvest opportunities in intensively logged landscapes. Ecology and Society 14(1): 36. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-02805-140136
Epistemological Pluralism: Reorganizing Interdisciplinary Research
Miller, T. R., T. D. Baird, C. M. Littlefield, G. Kofinas, F. Chapin, III, and C. L. Redman. 2008. Epistemological pluralism: reorganizing interdisciplinary research. Ecology and Society 13(2): 46. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-02671-130246
Influence of Hunter Adaptability on Resilience of Subsistence Hunting Systems
The capacity of hunters to shape the fundamental properties of their lifestyle at times when extrinsic factors change the availability of subsistence foods is critical to subsistence cultures. Recent changes in deer hunting on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska illustrate the social-ecological challenges to the resilience of a rural subsistence hunting system and raise the broader question of whether efficient hunting strategies necessarily enhance r…
Evidence and Implications of Recent Climate Change in Northern Alaska and Other Arctic Regions
Hunting for models: Grounded and rational choice approaches to analyzing climate effects on subsistence hunting in an Arctic community
Epistemological Pluralism: Reorganizing Interdisciplinary Research
Miller, T. R., T. D. Baird, C. M. Littlefield, G. Kofinas, F. Chapin, III, and C. L. Redman. 2008. Epistemological pluralism: reorganizing interdisciplinary research. Ecology and Society 13(2): 46. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-02671-130246
Are Mixed Economies Persistent or Transitional? Evidence Using Social Networks from Arctic Alaska
Two opposing narratives describe future prospects for mixed economic livelihoods in Alaska and the broader Arctic. On the one hand, Arctic anthropologists have written about the emergence of persistent mixed economies in Native communities. A second narrative echoes modernization assumptions and assumes that "subsistence is dying," mixed economies are transitional, and Native communities are headed inevitably toward full market dependence. We pro…
Influence of Hunter Adaptability on Resilience of Subsistence Hunting Systems
The capacity of hunters to shape the fundamental properties of their lifestyle at times when extrinsic factors change the availability of subsistence foods is critical to subsistence cultures. Recent changes in deer hunting on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska illustrate the social-ecological challenges to the resilience of a rural subsistence hunting system and raise the broader question of whether efficient hunting strategies necessarily enhance r…
Hunting for models: Grounded and rational choice approaches to analyzing climate effects on subsistence hunting in an Arctic community
Evidence and Implications of Recent Climate Change in Northern Alaska and Other Arctic Regions
Influence of Hunter Adaptability on Resilience of Subsistence Hunting Systems
The capacity of hunters to shape the fundamental properties of their lifestyle at times when extrinsic factors change the availability of subsistence foods is critical to subsistence cultures. Recent changes in deer hunting on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska illustrate the social-ecological challenges to the resilience of a rural subsistence hunting system and raise the broader question of whether efficient hunting strategies necessarily enhance r…
Epistemological Pluralism: Reorganizing Interdisciplinary Research
Miller, T. R., T. D. Baird, C. M. Littlefield, G. Kofinas, F. Chapin, III, and C. L. Redman. 2008. Epistemological pluralism: reorganizing interdisciplinary research. Ecology and Society 13(2): 46. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-02671-130246
Facing a Future of Change: Wild Migratory Caribou and Reindeer
Linking Hunter Knowledge with Forest Change to Understand Changing Deer Harvest Opportunities in Intensively Logged Landscapes
Brinkman, T. J., T. Chapin, G. Kofinas, and D. K. Person. 2009. Linking hunter knowledge with forest change to understand changing deer harvest opportunities in intensively logged landscapes. Ecology and Society 14(1): 36. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-02805-140136
Are Mixed Economies Persistent or Transitional? Evidence Using Social Networks from Arctic Alaska
Two opposing narratives describe future prospects for mixed economic livelihoods in Alaska and the broader Arctic. On the one hand, Arctic anthropologists have written about the emergence of persistent mixed economies in Native communities. A second narrative echoes modernization assumptions and assumes that "subsistence is dying," mixed economies are transitional, and Native communities are headed inevitably toward full market dependence. We pro…
Exploring stakeholder communication within a caribou hunting system of Arctic Alaska
The Central Arctic Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) Herd (CACH) of Arctic Alaska rapidly declined (approximately 70%) between 2010–2016, which has generated hunter concerns and more conservative hunting regulations. Stakeholders expressed interest in exploring opportunities for a more effective exchange of information to facilitate management. We conducted a survey to identify hunters’ insights into CACH dynamics and to estimate the extent and effecti…
A review of reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus tarandus ) disturbance research in Northern Europe: Towards a social-ecological framework
Disturbance of wild reindeer from human activity is a key challenge for wildlife management. We reviewed recent literature on reindeer disturbance in Northern Europe and discuss a major lacuna in this field of research, namely knowledge about the complexity of human behaviour, which is the major agent of disturbance. Past studies have rarely included detailed data on human activities, but instead treated fixed infrastructure as valid proxies for …
Geography (8 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Environmental resource management (6 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (6 works) · Biology (5 works) · Environmental Science (5 works) · Arctic (4 works) · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Ecology (3 works)